Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-02-22
FROM WASHINGTON.

[speeial Correspondence Of the Alexa. GAzETTE.l
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. %, 1887.
The holiday here to-day is almost as gen.
eral 90 it il in Alexandria. All the Govern.
msnt departments and all the District
offices are closed, flags are flying from all
the flag poles in the city, the sidewalks OF
Pennsylyania avenue are crowded with
neonle, and at times different soldier and
fire companies, headed with bands Of music,
are marching about the streets. Thousands
of people left here for Alexandria, all the
boats and trains leaving here for that city
being crowded on every trip. The White
House was shut up, the President and bis
wife driving out to Oak View and spending
the day there.
MIR. Tucker has returned and the House
judiciary committee met this morning but
postponed the consideration OF the direct tax
bill and the bill for changing Inauguration
dav to the last Tuesday in April, until next
Thursday. Five hundred and eighty thou'
sand dollars were collected in Virginia un:
der tie tax referred 20, more than half OF
it in Alexandria and Fairfax counties; the
remainder in Norfolk, Loudoun, Fauquier'
Accomac and Northampton.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Riddleberger present
Cd netitions from Allegheny, Norfolk and Gov
I'LL
the Geraldine Club of New York against an ex-
tradition treaty with England; petition OF the
druggists of Richmond for the repesi OF interhal
revenue tax also the resolutions OF the 2oth ses-
b on of the National Grange.
The Texss investigation was resumed to-day.
One of the witnesses examined was the judge OF
the county in which the affair being investigated
occurred Being asked by Senator Teller, repuo-
lican, if he did not think that men who CARR cd
oil ballot boxes should be killed, he said he thought
the law should always be observed Mr. teller
said he thought people who forcibly sto.e ballot
boxes should be Killed on the spot, and would be
in his State. Mr. Eustis, democrat another mem
her of the committee, Immediately asked MT.
Teller what he thought should be done with the
men who stole the Presidency Mr.. Teller trled
20 reply but failed
To show that no educational bill hss any chance
at this session of Congress is proved by the fact
that though the House labor committee, which
has such bill, asked for day to-day their re-
| ouest was denied even though they promised not
to bring up such bill.
Ex-Governor Cameron. of Virginia, returned
from New York yesterday spent the night here
aud left for his home this morning. lie loves
General Malone no better now than he did last
fall. and SAYS Mr. Riddlcberger should BIO his
own successor in the Senate.
The vote on the question of passing the depend
ent pension bill over the Presidents veto Will
he taken on Thursday next 1t will, 1t is thought
| TO. day, be very close, ana DC aIe inauo ~
| All the Southern democrats will vote to sustain
the veto, but most Of those from the North Will
vote with the republicans to pass it. So close. it
is expected, will the vote be that absentees are
being sent for wherever they can be reached; MT III
Croxton, of Virginia. being at Tappahsnnocs, W
miles from telegraph station is the cause oil
much anxiety, it being feared he cannot be sum-
moned to reach here in time.
The friends of the cable railroad here seem ia
have abandoned all hope of the passage OF the bill
for that purpose at this session.
Among these present at the grand Glover Pat
, ten wedding here last night were ex-Msyor Smith
and Mr. w. E. Fendall of Alexandria.